Hi there. My name used to be Trinity, but now it’s Leona. It’s a long story, but the short of it is that after taking a seat on Ol’ Sparky, I somehow got reincarnated into a little bird-lion creature called a “griffon.”
I don’t know what I did to deserve this second chance, but you won’t see me complaining; the world I’ve found myself in is all so interesting and new! The Griffon homeland is a fascinating chimera of different cultures and ideas- I just wanna explore them all!
Maybe I won’t have to go back to a life of crime? There’s all sorts of new opportunities for me! New people to meet, new worlds to explore! Magic in this land is real and the homeland of the griffons is soon to face Great Depression levels of economic trouble!
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Ah. Okay then, maybe a little bit of crime is in order- just to make sure Mamma and I stay above the red, at least. I’m sure things won’t spiral out of control.
Like I’ve always said- Ya’ gotta do what ya’ gotta do. It also helps that I happen to enjoy doin’ what I gotta do. Life’s a race about winning; and it doesn’t matter who’s kneecaps you shoot out along the way, you know?
I remember the one time the prison psychologist described me as a psychopath. Honestly? I agree with the sentiment.
At least Mamma loves me, though.
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AKA: An ex mobster and self-proclaimed psychopath gets reincarnated as a griffon. This story follows her life as she grows up and deals with all the challenges associated with being raised by someone who actually loves her, all while in the midst of the economic near-collapse of her homeland. And who knows- maybe she'll even make some friends along the way? This story takes place slightly before, during, and after the events in which the canon show took place.
When she grows up, the consequences of laissez-faire capitalism have become more apparent, and the soft-hooved rule of the crown leaves... something to be desired. Meanwhile: Celestia has become adamant on her retirement, disappearing almost entirely from the view of the public; A populist revolution in Griffonia will shake the world with the loud thundercrack of gunfire; The citizens of the Crystal Empire will get so desperate for better labour rights that the crown will have to suppress the dissent; And topping it all off, a pony named Starlight Glimmer just had some funny ideas about workers rights, particularly in regards to the means of production.
While all that unfolds on the other side of the world, the self-proclaimed Boss of all Bosses in Griffonia has her own mental issues to work out on top of raising her daughter and keeping her wife happy. Between dealing with a cold war, the threat of dragons invading, keeping her people happy and above all keeping her new Syndicate afloat: She'll have her work cut out for her. But there's a saying we have in regards to that:
Fugeddaboutit!
With cover art done by the wonderful @MiniKrasnyy!
Edited with my amazing GF, FemSablin!
¡Ahora con una lectura text-to-speech en español! Special thanks to MlpFanFiction :3
FEATURING: (tags)
Human In Equestria (HiE)
Alcoholism
Family Drama
Friendship
Tongue Eating Louse
Regular Drama
Economic Hardship
Crime
So Much Friggin’ Crime
The Mafia
War
Nationbuilding
1900s Turn Of The Century type vibe
Hardtack
Italian Food
The Machinations Of An Eldritch God
Lore And Worldbuilding For Griffons
And so much more!